Thirteen officers from the Army and the Air Force have been
awarded the Shaurya Chakra -- the third highest gallantry medal, with
Major Chandrashekhar Singh being honoured posthumously for his mission
at the Siachen Glacier.
The Army officers who will be given the
gallantry medal include Havaldar Charanjit Singh, Maj Pradeep Mishra,
Maj Amit Mohindra, Maj Himanshu Panwar, Maj Saurabh Suyal, Maj
Vijayendra Singh Yadav and Lt Satyajeet Ahlawat.
Three IAF officers including Wg Cdr Vatsal Kumar Singh, Wg Cdr Ajit Bhasane and Wg Cdr Ramesh Kharche have also been awarded these medals.
Three IAF officers including Wg Cdr Vatsal Kumar Singh, Wg Cdr Ajit Bhasane and Wg Cdr Ramesh Kharche have also been awarded these medals.
On May we, Maj
Chandra Shekhar Singh was carrying out an air maintenance mission at a
post above 18,000 feet at Siachen Glacier in extreme and unpredictable
weather conditions of the summer months.
"He successfully delivered the essential logistic supplies at the post while flying the helicopter on total manual controls, at the extremities of the its flight envelope, in the rarified atmosphere, with no reserve of power," an Army release said.
"He successfully delivered the essential logistic supplies at the post while flying the helicopter on total manual controls, at the extremities of the its flight envelope, in the rarified atmosphere, with no reserve of power," an Army release said.
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